Ted Talk Thursday | My Philosophy for a Happy Life

Sam Berns gave this Ted talk in October 2013, shortly before he passed away in January of 2014.

I saw this talk many years ago and was totally in awe by this kid. His attitude in face of illness is truly inspirational. He outlines three aspects of his life philosophy and it is so pure, sweet and simple and is something that we all need to take on board.

Sam’s talk encourages me to live life to the full and focus on the positive things in my life. It also inspires me to take notice of the good people in my life – even today I got caught up in the not-so-good; the people that give my inner critic plenty of food for thought and encourage it to start a long, painful attack – but really, I should be giving my energy to the people that are positive and that make me feel good. Instead of beating ourselves up over our inabilities, or our disabilities, we need to focus on our abilities… because we have an abundance of those and need to nurture and cherish them. Overall, he encourages me to stay true to myself and to not sweat the small stuff.

The talk will take 13mins out of your day – and I promise you it is worth giving this time to Sam.